distinguer
French → English
(perception) To discern or perceive: to see, hear, or recognize something clearly through the senses; to pick out
Dans le brouillard épais, on arrivait à peine à distinguer la silhouette du phare.
(English) In the thick fog, one could barely distinguish the silhouette of the lighthouse.
Il est capable de distinguer les différents instruments de musique dans un orchestre complexe.
(English) He is able to discern the different musical instruments in a complex orchestra.
(logic) To differentiate: to separate things mentally or recognize the specific differences between them; to tell apart
Il faut bien distinguer les faits réels des simples rumeurs circulant sur internet.
(English) One must clearly distinguish real facts from simple rumors circulating on the internet.
Les biologistes utilisent des critères morphologiques pour distinguer ces deux espèces d'oiseaux.
(English) Biologists use morphological criteria to differentiate these two species of birds.
Entry ID: fr:en:distinguer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary